He's not in heat, he's packing heat

Published March 04. 2013 4:00PM

Updated March 04. 2013 4:24PM

Rufus Giuseppe

Publication: theday.com

In the morning I check out the Internet to see if, while I’ve been ridding the world of squirrels in my dreams, I’ve missed any big news, such as plans to remake the “Lassie” franchise starring a neutered German wire-haired pointer.

Monday morning I came across a story on www.cnn.com about Lawrence, Mass., police dog Ivan, whose human partner commanded him to search for a stolen gun after a suspect jumped out of a car and stashed it just as police arrived.

Ivan dug into the suspect snow bank with his paw and quickly found the semi-automatic Ruger. Then, he promptly fired it like a gunslinger in the Old West, missing everyone, good guys and bad.

“Everyone on the scene was startled, including Ivan,” according to Lawrence Police Chief John Romero.